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Future Stars On Show As Wide-Open U20 Football World Cup Kicks Off

The FIFA Under-20 World Cup kicks off in South Korea on Saturday and looks wide open after the 2015 champions Serbia...

Sports

The Four Ghanaian Players Not Playing For the Black Satellites In the World Youth Championship

World football governing body Fifa has announced the official list of players, including four men of Ghanaian descent,...

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Venezuelans In Miami Gather Supplies For Street Protesters Back Home

Venezuelans living abroad are collecting box loads of items -- including safety helmets, gas masks and first-aid kits...

International

Pope Francis Canonises Two Children At Portugal’s Fatima Shrine

Pope Francis arrives at the Fatima Sanctuary in Portugal to crowds of cheering pilgrims Pope Francis was greeted by...

International

Pope Francis To Canonise Two Children At Portugal’s Fatima Shrine

Pope Francis to canonise two children at Portugal's Fatima shrine Pope Francis visited the Chapel of the Apparitions at...

International

Elderly Clash With Police In Opposition March

Thousands of elderly Venezuelans have taken to the streets of Caracas and other cities to protest against the...

International

Venezuela Sees Sharp Rise In Infant and Maternal Mortality

There has been a sharp rise in infant mortality and maternal death rates in Venezuela. In the first figures released...

International

Argentina Forward’s Ban Lifted After Appeal To Fifa

Messi was angered late in the game after being penalised for a foul Lionel Messi is free to represent Argentina in...

News

Lionel Messi Ban Lifted After Appeal To Fifa

Lionel Messi is free to represent Argentina in their World Cup qualifiers after his four-match international ban was...

International

Latin American Nations Denounce Venezuela Crackdown

Caracas has seen almost daily demonstrations in recent weeks, some of which have turned violent Eight Latin American...

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Famous Venezuelan Music Conductor Dudamel Tells Maduro

"Enough is enough," world celebratedVenezuelanconductor Gustavo Dudamel said Thursday of the increasingly deadly...

International

Venezuela’s Star Conductor Dudamel Says ‘enough’ of Violence

Renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel has urged the government in his native Venezuela to "listen to the people" after...

International

Brazil FM Calls Maduro’s Constitution Move A ‘coup’

Fresh violence has erupted in Venezuela, a day after President Nicolas called for the constitution to be rewritten....

International

Opposition Condemns Maduro Move

Opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have set up roadblocks and staged demonstrations demanding elections...

International

OPEC Daily Basket Price Stood At $49.26 A Barrel

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $49.26 a barrel on Monday, 1 May, 2017, compared with $49.32 the...

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Venezuela Heads For CIVIL WAR As Opposition Urges More Protests

Venezuelan opposition leaders have called for a 'mega protest' after President Nicolas Maduro's announced plans for a...

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US Supreme Court Hands Venezuela A Win On Expropriations

Crisis-ridden Venezuela received a bit of good news Monday when the US Supreme Court ruled against an American oil firm...

News

Ghana Flag Turned Upside Down During Barrow’s Visit

There was an apparent gaffe at the Flagstaff House on Friday, April 29, 2017, when the President Nana Akufo-Addo sat...

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Oil Earnings Surge But Some Question Skimpy Investment

Rising crude prices drove huge profits for US oil industry giants, but key figures in the sector have raised concerns...